Student Competitions
Main open competitions
- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) graduate student design competion
- Topic: Modern Regional Jet Family
- Prizes: 1st place - 500 USD; 2nd place - 200 USD; 3rd place - 100 USD.
- The American Helicopter Society (AHS) student design competition
- Topic: 2025 UAV for Medical Equipment Distribution
- Prizes: 1st place - 2,500 USD; 2nd place - 1,750 USD; 3rd place – 950 USD.
Hall of fame
Project AeroSwitch Trybrid
Distributed electric propulsion reconfigurable GA trainer
Winner of the AIAA Graduate Student Aircraft Design Competition 2019-2020
Project Giocondi STOAT
VTOL vehicle based on Leonardo’s Aerial Screw concept
3rd place in the 37th VFS Graduate Student Design Competition
Project Poli'sCrew
VTOL vehicle based on Leonardo’s Aerial Screw concept
3rd place in the 37th VFS Undergraduate Student Design Competition
Project SWAN
Smart detachable airplane seat that transforms into a wheelchair
Finalist (one of 7 out of 270) in the Airbus “Fly Your Ideas 2019” Competition
Project Hybris
Structural battery hybrid-electric aircraft
Winner of the RAeS E-Conditions Fixed-Wing Design Challenge 2015-2016
Project Flynk
Electric air taxi system
Winner of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) graduate student design competion 2014-2015
Project Fenix
Air Launched Unmanned Disaster Relief Delivery Vehicle
3rd place in the 33rd AHS Graduate Student Design Competition
Project Zefiro
High-performance dual-seat motorglider
Winner of the “Vital” prize
Project Caurus Nibbio
Exceptional performance dual-propulsion morphing tilt-rotor
2nd place and Best New Entrant in the 31st AHS Graduate Student Design Competition
Project Firefly
Innovative C3I firefighting aerial platform
Winner of the “G. Ancillotto” prize
Project Flybrid
Hybrid-electric regional 90-seat liner
Sole European team among the 5 finalists in the Airbus “Fly Your Ideas 2013” Competition
Project Argus
UAV for high-precision agricultural applications
PoliMI “S2P - Switch2Product” selected project